ThinkstockProblems with a Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) drilling rig that broke loose several days ago and drifted to shore have created bigger headaches for the oil firm than it might have expected,…
ThinkstockCheaper iPhones Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may not be risking much if it releases a new, cheaper version of the iPhone, which according to rumors will happen in the third quarter. If the smartphone…
ThinkstockThe Bureau of Labor Statistics announced good news on the jobs front in major cities as measured in November: Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 322 of the 372…
courtesy of NetflixThe Bank of Japan may ease its monetary policy again as the country’s economy slows. (Reuters) The CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes his second visit to China in the past…
courtesy of General MotorsSales of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Chevrolet cars have not been robust lately. GM and many analysts blame this on an aging model line, which will be updated soon. GM…
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Why are some companies hated? The answer often depends on who is asking. Corporations can anger their customers, fail their shareholders, and mistreat their employees. 24/7 Wall St. analyzed each…
courtesy Boeing Co.First, the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner was years late against delivery targets that roiled airlines worldwide as their fleet plans had to be scuttled. Now, the Dreamliner may well be…
courtesy of SamsungSamsung Electronics’ most recent quarterly results offered yet more proof that the South Korean company is the only viable smartphone company other than Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and also that it has continued…
ThinkstockThe jobs numbers coming out of the eurozone continue to be relentlessly worse by the month, and there is not one sign of a turnaround. Eurostat released data for the euro area, and by nation,…
ThinkstockSony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has had almost no success in the handset and smartphone sector since it bought out joint venture partner Ericsson. Based on the products it showed at the Consumer Electronics Show,…
ThinkstockSamsung Profits from Apple Samsung’s most recent quarterly results offered proof that the South Korean company is the only viable smartphone company other than Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and that it has continued to advance…
ThinkstockThe beginning of the end of information censorship in China was supposed to come as micro-blogging gained popularity and as sites like Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and CNN could no longer be effectively blocked by sophisticated methods used by the central…
ThinkstockThe man who created Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) in 2005, largely through the combination of Sears and Kmart, and then ruined the new public company, will take over as CEO of the firm…
thinkstockThe Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) put out a nifty little analysis of when the United States should reach its debt ceiling. Sometime between February 15 and March 1, America will have no reasonable way to…
courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) filed an 8-K with the SEC that drove down its share price. Problems with the Chinese government have hurt its sales: Due to adverse publicity associated with…
courtesy of AOL, IncSamsung’s profits reach $8.3 billion, much of it due to the success of its Galaxy product line. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) launches a series of low-powered chips for thin PCs…
courtesy of Hostess Brands Inc.Hostess may be dead, but its popular brands are not. Several other food companies believe they can make money on the Hostess asset base, and the auction process to sell…
courtesy of NvidiaThe game console and portable device business just became more crowded. Chip company Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) will release its own game product, which has been given the code name of “Project…
courtesy of DisneyWalt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) may be considered by Wall St. to be among the best-run media giants in the world. That status will not protect some significant number of the company’s…
ThinkstockHostess Brands for Sale Hostess may be dead, but its popular brands are not. Several other food companies believe they can make money on the Hostess asset base, and the auction process to sell…